Ubuntu also offers its operating system in a server edition.

The server edition provides features such as file/print services, web hosting, email hosting, etc.

The server edition uses a screen mode character-based interface for the installation, instead of a graphical installation process.

With UnixWare 2.1 the server edition included a license for up to 5 users.

The personal edition was limited to two active users, while the server edition included an unlimited user license.

Currently there are only non-free business and server editions available, including:

Ubuntu 9.04 server edition is also officially supported on Amazon's EC2 service.

This includes the server editions of Microsoft Windows operating system itself, as well as products targeted at the wider business market.

It is a 32-bit Windows system available in both workstation and server editions with a graphical environment similar to that of Windows 95.

And unlike many home users, the typical system administrator knows which server edition is best suited for his hardware and infrastructure, leaving little room for confusion.